RE: [Cooker] Proper rsync syntax for Cooker downloads

2001-08-28 Thread Borsenkow Andrej
> I noticed this myself actually. When I did the first rsync download to > an empty directory, I got the rpms and not RPMS as one would expect. > I am downloading to a FAT32 mounted partition - this may have something ^ do not do this! It is not a file system :-) > to

RE: [Cooker] Proper rsync syntax for Cooker downloads

2001-08-28 Thread Robert Fox
I noticed this myself actually. When I did the first rsync download to an empty directory, I got the rpms and not RPMS as one would expect. I am downloading to a FAT32 mounted partition - this may have something to do with it . . . not case sensitive I guess. here is the mount table and path as

RE: [Cooker] Proper rsync syntax for Cooker downloads

2001-08-28 Thread Borsenkow Andrej
> > Strange. > > I have tried the --delete option with not so nice results. Every time I > update the tree with rsync (and previously with wget) I end up > eventually with lots of older (outdated) files. > > I tried the following line which basically blew away many "good" files > (not just old

Re: [Cooker] Proper rsync syntax for Cooker downloads

2001-08-28 Thread Robert Fox
Strange. I have tried the --delete option with not so nice results. Every time I update the tree with rsync (and previously with wget) I end up eventually with lots of older (outdated) files. I tried the following line which basically blew away many "good" files (not just older files!): rsync

Re: [Cooker] Proper rsync syntax for Cooker downloads

2001-08-27 Thread Alexander Skwar
So sprach »Randy Kramer« am 2001-08-27 um 17:39:51 -0400 : > instead of one. Sometimes it needs one colon, sometimes it needs two, > there is a logical reason but I don't remember what it is (has to do > with protocols used) -- I always seem to need two. because with this syntax, you need two.

Re: [Cooker] Proper rsync syntax for Cooker downloads

2001-08-27 Thread Alexander Skwar
So sprach »Lonnie Borntreger« am 2001-08-27 um 15:59:13 -0500 : > sunsite.uio.no:/linux/Mandrake-devel/cooker/i586 \ sunsite.uio.no:: Alexander Skwar -- How to quote: http://learn.to/quote (german) http://quote.6x.to (english) Homepage: http://www.digitalprojects.com | http://www.

Re: [Cooker] Proper rsync syntax for Cooker downloads

2001-08-27 Thread Ron Stodden
Lonnie Borntreger wrote: > > This thread has been interesting. I've been mirroring using the > following command: > > mirrordir -v \ > ftp://sunsite.uio.no/linux/Mandrake-devel/cooker/i586 \ > /home/Mandrake-devel/cooker/i586 > > I'd like to try rsync, since I'm thinking that it would be mo

Re: [Cooker] Proper rsync syntax for Cooker downloads

2001-08-27 Thread Lonnie Borntreger
On Mon, 2001-08-27 at 16:47, Sergio Korlowsky wrote: > First... do not use -z all files are already compressed... most sites > recomend to turn this off, as it is cpu intensive. > > secondly not need to set the complete path use the module instead... > rsync -av (no z) -n (as this is your firs

Re: [Cooker] Proper rsync syntax for Cooker downloads

2001-08-27 Thread Sergio Korlowsky
On Monday 27 August 2001 03:59 pm, you wrote: > This thread has been interesting. I've been mirroring using the > following command: > > mirrordir -v \ > ftp://sunsite.uio.no/linux/Mandrake-devel/cooker/i586 \ > /home/Mandrake-devel/cooker/i586 > > I'd like to try rsync, since I'm thinking tha

Re: [Cooker] Proper rsync syntax for Cooker downloads

2001-08-27 Thread Randy Kramer
Lonnie, Until someone who know what they're doing responds, try two colons (::) instead of one. Sometimes it needs one colon, sometimes it needs two, there is a logical reason but I don't remember what it is (has to do with protocols used) -- I always seem to need two. hth, Randy Kramer Lonni

Re: [Cooker] Proper rsync syntax for Cooker downloads

2001-08-27 Thread Lonnie Borntreger
This thread has been interesting. I've been mirroring using the following command: mirrordir -v \ ftp://sunsite.uio.no/linux/Mandrake-devel/cooker/i586 \ /home/Mandrake-devel/cooker/i586 I'd like to try rsync, since I'm thinking that it would be more bandwidth efficient. So far no luck. He

Re: [Cooker] Proper rsync syntax for Cooker downloads

2001-08-27 Thread Sergio Korlowsky
On Monday 27 August 2001 08:59 am, you wrote: > > > For me, wget -m keeps the file dates, even under w2k... > > > > Across time zones? Good news if so. > > For ftp transfers? Impossible. HTTP sends time in GMT so it is no > problem. FTP has no notion of local time, so it is impossible by > defin

Re: [Cooker] Proper rsync syntax for Cooker downloads

2001-08-27 Thread Ron Stodden
guran wrote: > > rsync has the following option that was originally asked for: > > --size-only > Normally rsync will skip any files that are already > the same length and have the same time-stamp. With > the --size-only option files will be skipped

Re: [Cooker] Proper rsync syntax for Cooker downloads

2001-08-27 Thread guran
Hi rsync has the following option that was originally asked for: --size-only Normally rsync will skip any files that are already the same length and have the same time-stamp. With the --size-only option files will be skipped if they h

RE: [Cooker] Proper rsync syntax for Cooker downloads

2001-08-27 Thread Borsenkow Andrej
> > > For me, wget -m keeps the file dates, even under w2k... > > Across time zones? Good news if so. > For ftp transfers? Impossible. HTTP sends time in GMT so it is no problem. FTP has no notion of local time, so it is impossible by definition (some clients allow you to configure offset on

Re: [Cooker] Proper rsync syntax for Cooker downloads

2001-08-27 Thread Ron Stodden
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > For me, wget -m keeps the file dates, even under w2k... Across time zones? Good news if so. -- Ron. [au]

Re: [Cooker] Proper rsync syntax for Cooker downloads

2001-08-26 Thread Jose_Jorge
> No, it will download it all again, because wget is a defective > downloader in that it does not preserve file dates - rsync therefore > determines the server file to be a new version. Never speak so quick : wget is somewhat old, so there is much chances you are "the defect"! For me, wget -m k

Re: [Cooker] Proper rsync syntax for Cooker downloads

2001-08-26 Thread Ron Stodden
"R.I.P. Deaddog" wrote: > > On Mon, 27 Aug 2001, Ron Stodden wrote: > > > No, it will download it all again, because wget is a defective > > downloader in that it does not preserve file dates - rsync therefore > > determines the server file to be a new version. > > To preserve file dates in wge

Re: [Cooker] Proper rsync syntax for Cooker downloads

2001-08-26 Thread R.I.P. Deaddog
On Mon, 27 Aug 2001, Ron Stodden wrote: > No, it will download it all again, because wget is a defective > downloader in that it does not preserve file dates - rsync therefore > determines the server file to be a new version. To preserve file dates in wget, I think -m option may do it, but not s

Re: [Cooker] Proper rsync syntax for Cooker downloads

2001-08-26 Thread Borsenkow Andrej
yOn 26 Aug 2001, Robert Fox wrote: > I appreciate the feedback so far - there appears to be several tools to > use (wget,rsync,fmirror,mirror,lftp,etc.) > > It's a tad confusing trying to figure out the ideal tool, let alone the > correct syntax and parms to use. > rsync is better in my experien

Re: [Cooker] Proper rsync syntax for Cooker downloads

2001-08-26 Thread Robert Fox
I appreciate the feedback so far - there appears to be several tools to use (wget,rsync,fmirror,mirror,lftp,etc.) It's a tad confusing trying to figure out the ideal tool, let alone the correct syntax and parms to use. Can I rsync on top of the wget tree I downloaded? Thanks again. RF On 26 A

Re: [Cooker] Proper rsync syntax for Cooker downloads

2001-08-26 Thread Eivind Eriksen
On Sun, 26 Aug 2001, Ron Stodden wrote: > Robert Fox wrote: > > > > I have been using "wget -rm" to fetch the Cooker tree - but if I do it often >enough, I end up with a bunch of older files on the downloaded branch > > (because the older version is not removed) > > > > Is rsync or mirror better

Re: [Cooker] Proper rsync syntax for Cooker downloads

2001-08-26 Thread Ron Stodden
Robert Fox wrote: > > I have been using "wget -rm" to fetch the Cooker tree - but if I do it often enough, >I end up with a bunch of older files on the downloaded branch > (because the older version is not removed) > > Is rsync or mirror better? If so, what is the recommended download syntax f